Film
An Enchanting Film About How its Director Came to Be a Filmmaker
Shirkers, an irresistible mix of insouciance and precocious maturity, delivers a story of ultimate geekiness, as director Sandi Tan sketches a portrait of her younger self.
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Books
Many Stories Are Told Through the Typography in Science Fiction Films
From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Blade Runner, Typeset in the Future examines the typography and design that filmmakers have used to lend a believability to visions of the future.
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A New Anthology Amplifies the Voices of Queer Poets of Color
Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color features works by literary legends like Audre Lorde and James Baldwin alongside contemporaries like Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, and Danez Smith.
Opinion
Committing to Anti-Racism in Galleries of European Art
Amidst a surge in white supremacist violence across the country, the time has come to reconsider how American museums are presenting European art.
Art
The Underrecognized History of Indian Artists in Paris
France's role in Western modernism is well-trodden art historical territory. Less well-known, but equally significant, is the impact French art movements had on modern Indian artists.
Art
Appreciating the Virgin Mary's Stinging Side-Eye
Pontormo's "Visitation" is an obvious masterpiece of Renaissance art, but can we also appreciate the edgier aspects of this visionary Mannerist's work?
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A Pilgrimage to Dorothea Tanning’s Arizona Studio
A recent exhibition of this art historical figure at the Reina Sofia is amplified by a visit to where she worked.
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With His Camera, Lewis W. Hine Changed How We See American Labor
Lewis W. Hine. America at Work, a new book from Taschen, chronicles Lewis W. Hine's early 20th-century career photographing the problems and triumphs of labor.
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A New Film Offers Us a Group Portrait of Sex Workers
Petra Bauer’s new film Workers! documents an occupation by sex workers, a group in a marginal profession that Trade Unions rarely stand up for and which the public hardly ever sees at work.
Art
Vintage “Soviet Santa” Postcards Were Propaganda for the Space Race
Vintage Soviet postcards reveal a sophisticated political project, one that uses the allure of nostalgia to create a vision of a utopian, space-age future.
News
The Signature Dish at Banksy's Bethlehem Hotel Is the "Walled Off Salad" (Hold the Mayo)
Both the Walled Off and the Waldorf salads are topped with walnuts and originated in hotels. Their similarities end there.
Art
A Musique Concrète Landmark Closes Its Doors
Composer Pierre Henry's home studio in Paris has been sold. Until recently, the walls were still covered with musique concrète assemblage sculptures and post-cubist bas-reliefs of printed circuit boards.